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Lebanon's PM declares partial lift of COVID-19 lockdown starting tomorrow

Date: 2020-05-17 16:24:18 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:8436217

BEIRUT, May 17 (MENA) - Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced that "the country will be partially reopened" as of tomorrow, based on a five-stage plan, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported Sunday. “I call on the Lebanese people ....

Saudi Arabia reports 2,736 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-05-17 14:48:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:8435985

RIYADH, May 17 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia on Sunday reported 2,736 new coronavirus cases as the Kingdom intensifies its testing capabilities to provide between 15,000 and 18,000 tests a day, the Ministry of Health said in a statement carried by Al ....

AL to hold webinar on COVID-19 impact on Arab food security on Wednesday

Date: 2020-05-17 13:06:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:8435813

CAIRO, May 17 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) General Secretariat will on Wednesday organize an online symposium on the novel coronavirus effects on food security in the Arab world. The Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, Arab Center ....

LNA expels Turkey-backed militias from Libya's Aqrabiyah District

Date: 2020-05-17 12:32:09 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:8435792

TRIPOLI, May 17 (MENA) – The Libyan National Army, headed by Commander Khalifa Haftar, launched a military attack on Sunday on a position where Turkey-backed militias were located, Sky News Arabia reported. In a press release, LNA said that the ....

Kuwait reports 5 deaths, 1,048 new coronavirus cases

Date: 2020-05-17 12:22:52 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8435823

KUWAIT CITY, May 17 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Health Ministry announced on Sunday that 1,048 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were detected in the past 24 hours, bringing the total infections to 14,850. In the daily press briefing, Health Ministry ....

Ankara sent 9,000 mercenaries to Libya: SOHR

Date: 2020-05-17 12:10:39 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:8435801

DAMASCUS, May 17 (MENA) - The number of Syrian mercenaries transported by Turkey to Libya has increased to 9,000, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Sunday. The death toll among the Syrian mercenaries in Libya has went up to ....

Kuwait reports 250 recoveries

Date: 2020-05-17 11:00:09 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:8435747

KUWAIT CITY, May 17 (MENA) - Kuwait's Health Ministry announced on Sunday the recovery of 250 people from the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the tally to 4,093. A ministry's press statement said analyses and medical examinations and tests ....

One more death reported among Palestinians abroad

Date: 2020-05-17 09:06:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:8435603

RAMALLAH, May 17 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said a Palestinian man living in Saudi Arabia has died from the novel COVID-19 (coronavirus), raising the total number of deaths among Palestinians abroad to 82. The ....

Oman registers 157 new infections; tally at 5,186

Date: 2020-05-17 08:53:25 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:8435585

MUSCAT, May 17 (MENA) - Oman’s Health Ministry Sunday announced 157 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing to 5,186 the country's overall infections. The newly diagnosed cases include 81 Omanis and 76 foreigners, the ministry said without ....

49 recover from coronavirus in Baghdad

Date: 2020-05-17 08:28:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8435536

BAGHDAD, May 17 (MENA) - Karkh Health Department in Baghdad announced on Sunday that 49 of people infected with Covid-19 have recovered and left the hospitals of the capital. By now, 198 people have recovered from the virus and went home, said ....